Neo-Assyrian Black Jasper Cylinder Seal with Cultic Banquet Scene
Early 1st millennium B.C. Engraved with a cultic banquet scene, composed of two figures standing facing, a jar on a table between them, standards to their left and right, crescent moon and star in the field above; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 1985.357.46, for similar.9.12 grams, 32 mm (1 1/4 in.). Acquired 1980-2000s. Important collection of a London gentleman.